It's Fox's turn again to host the broadcast of the Super Bowl for the first time since 2020, when the Chiefs beat the 49ers, and already there is one prominent difference that will stand out.
Joe Buck and Troy Aikman are no longer the lead voices for Fox's NFL broadcast. The pair left before the 2022 season to head to ESPN, where they have led "Monday Night Football" broadcasts. Instead, it will be Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen on the call.
But the studio analysts from three years ago have largely stuck around, with several prominent additions. These will be the voices that preview the game and break down the contest after the game is over. Between the group, there are 13 Super Bowl rings — or potentially 14 if Sean Payton remains in the studio with Fox before heading to Denver.
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Who will be in the studio for Fox for Super Bowl 57? Here's a look at their group.
Who makes up the Fox NFL studio team?
Who is Curt Menefee?
Menefee will be one of the hosts of Fox's pregame coverage. He has been a mainstay at Fox Sports for a number of years. He started as a sideline reporter in 1997 with the network, and 10 years later, ascended to become the host of "Fox NFL Sunday." This will mark the sixth time Menefee has hosted the network's Super Bowl studio coverage.
Who is Charissa Thompson?
Thompson will be one of the hosts for Fox's pregame coverage. She began hosting Amazon's "Thursday Night Football" studio coverage, but retained her position with Fox on "Fox NFL Kickoff" each Sunday. She has been with Fox since 2013, after she left ESPN.
Who is Terry Bradshaw?
Bradshaw will be one of the analysts for Fox's pregame coverage. During his NFL career, Bradshaw was the first quarterback to win three and then four Super Bowls when he guided the Steelers to a dynastic run during the 1970s. He was the 1978 MVP, a three-time Pro Bowler and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Bradshaw has been on Fox since 1994, when he was hired to appear on "Fox NFL Sunday."
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Who is Howie Long?
Long will be one of the analysts for Fox's pregame coverage. A 13-year NFL pass-rusher for the Raiders, Long helped the Raiders win Super Bowl 18 in 1984. He was an eight-time Pro Bowler and finished his Hall of Fame career with 91.5 sacks. When he retired from the NFL after 1993, Long appeared in a number of movies and became an analyst for Fox.
Who is Michael Strahan?
Strahan will be one of the analysts for Fox's pregame coverage. Strahan set the NFL record for the most sacks in a single season at 22.5 back in 2001, a season for which he won Defensive Player of the Year, and helped the Giants beat the Patriots in Super Bowl 42. He was a seven-time Pro Bowler and was inducted into the Hall of Fame. When he retired in 2008, he went on to join Fox's NFL coverage, and has since continued on a number of TV shows, including "Live!" and "Good Morning America."
Who is Jimmy Johnson?
Johnson will be one of the analysts for Fox's pregame coverage. Johnson took over as head coach of the Cowboys from Tom Landry in 1989, and found immediate success, guiding the team to titles in Super Bowl 27 and Super Bowl 28. He is the first coach to win a Super Bowl and a college football national championship. After he ended his Hall of Fame coaching career, he joined Fox's NFL coverage and has appeared in several other TV shows.
Who is Rob Gronkowski?
Gronkowski will be one of the analysts for Fox's pregame coverage. Regarded as one of the best tight ends of all time, Gronkowski won three Super Bowls with the Patriots and one with the Buccaneers. His 9,286 receiving yards are sixth among tight ends, while his 661 receptions are 10th and 92 receiving touchdowns are third. The five-time Pro Bowler is on his second stint with Fox, having joined the network briefly in 2019 before coming out of retirement for 2020. After the 2021 season, he returned to Fox as an analyst.
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Who is Charles Woodson?
Woodson will be one of the analysts for Fox's pregame coverage. The 1997 Heisman Trophy winner went on to have a Hall of Fame career with the Raiders and Packers, winning NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1998, Defensive Player of the Year in 2009, earning nine Pro Bowl selections and finishing his career tied for the most defensive touchdowns and fifth-most interceptions. He helped the Packers to a title in Super Bowl 45. Woodson worked at ESPN after retiring, but moved to Fox in 2018 to become a football analyst for the network.
Who is Michael Vick?
Vick will be one of the analysts for Fox's pregame coverage. Vick was one of the NFL's most dynamic rushing quarterbacks, having been the first NFL QB to reach 1,000 yards on the ground in a season and setting the record for most career rushing yards by a quarterback. He earned three Pro Bowl selections with the Falcons before his conviction for involvement in a dog fighting ring. When he returned to the NFL, he earned Comeback Player of the Year in 2010 with the Eagles and earned his fourth Pro Bowl nod. He retired in 2015, and two years later, became an analyst with Fox.
Who is Cooper Manning?
Manning will be one of the analysts for Fox's pregame coverage. The eldest son of Archie Manning and brother of Peyton and Eli Manning, Manning's playing career was halted before college due to spinal stenosis. Manning has appeared on Fox as an analyst since 2015. He is the host of the popular segment "The Manning Hour."
